diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-central.yml
index a723e83c..9a262d5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-central.yml
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ on:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Finalize GPULlama3 Release"]
+    types: [completed]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Tag to deploy (e.g., v0.2.3) - leave empty to deploy latest tag'
+        required: false
+        type: string
       dry_run:
         description: 'Dry run (skip actual deploy)'
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
 
+
 jobs:
   deploy:
     name: Deploy to Maven Central
@@ -85,4 +93,18 @@ jobs:
             --batch-mode
         env:
           GPG_KEYNAME: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEYNAME }}
-          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+
+      - name: Deployment Summary
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry_run }}
+        run: |
+          echo "## 🚀 Maven Central Deployment" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Detail | Value |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "|--------|-------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Version | ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| GroupId | io.github.beehive-lab |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| ArtifactId | gpu-llama3 |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Status | ✅ Deployed |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "📍 [View on Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.github.beehive-lab/gpu-llama3/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml b/.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef71adf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/finalize-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+name: Finalize GPULlama3 Release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version to tag (e.g., 0.2.3)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  create-release-tag:
+    # Run when release PR merges OR manual trigger
+    if: |
+      (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')) ||
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, x64]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Get version
+        id: get_version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "version=${{ inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            BRANCH="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+            echo "version=${BRANCH#release/}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+      - name: Checkout main
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          git tag -a "v${VERSION}" -m "Release ${VERSION}"
+          git push origin "v${VERSION}"
+          echo "✅ Created tag v${VERSION}"
+
+      - name: Extract changelog for release notes
+        id: changelog
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          CHANGELOG_FILE="CHANGELOG.md"
+          
+          if [ -f "$CHANGELOG_FILE" ]; then
+            # Extract section for this version
+            awk -v ver="## \\[${VERSION}\\]" '
+              $0 ~ ver { found=1; next }
+              found && /^## \[/ { exit }
+              found { print }
+            ' "$CHANGELOG_FILE" > /tmp/release_notes.txt
+            
+            if [ -s /tmp/release_notes.txt ]; then
+              echo "Found changelog section for ${VERSION}"
+            else
+              echo "See CHANGELOG.md for details." > /tmp/release_notes.txt
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "See commit history for changes." > /tmp/release_notes.txt
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const version = '${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}';
+            
+            let releaseNotes;
+            try {
+              releaseNotes = fs.readFileSync('/tmp/release_notes.txt', 'utf8').trim();
+              if (!releaseNotes) {
+                releaseNotes = `Release ${version}`;
+              }
+            } catch (e) {
+              releaseNotes = `Release ${version}`;
+            }
+            
+            // Add installation instructions
+            releaseNotes += `\n\n---\n\n### 📦 Installation\n\n`;
+            releaseNotes += `**Maven**\n\`\`\`xml\n<dependency>\n    <groupId>io.github.beehive-lab</groupId>\n    <artifactId>gpu-llama3</artifactId>\n    <version>${version}</version>\n</dependency>\n\`\`\`\n\n`;
+            releaseNotes += `**Gradle**\n\`\`\`groovy\nimplementation 'io.github.beehive-lab:gpu-llama3:${version}'\n\`\`\`\n\n`;
+            releaseNotes += `---\n\n📖 [Documentation](https://github.com/beehive-lab/GPULlama3.java#readme) | 🔗 [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.github.beehive-lab/gpu-llama3/${version})`;
+            
+            const { data: release } = await github.rest.repos.createRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              tag_name: `v${version}`,
+              name: `GPULlama3.java ${version}`,
+              body: releaseNotes,
+              draft: false,
+              prerelease: false
+            });
+            
+            console.log(`✅ Created release: ${release.html_url}`);
+
+      - name: Summary
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "## 🎉 Release v${VERSION} Finalized" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Step | Status |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "|------|--------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| Tag created | ✅ v${VERSION} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| GitHub Release | ✅ Created |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### 🔄 Next:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Deploy to Maven Central** workflow will trigger automatically" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  cleanup-branch:
+    needs: create-release-tag
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, x64]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Delete release branch
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const branch = '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}';
+            try {
+              await github.rest.git.deleteRef({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                ref: `heads/${branch}`
+              });
+              console.log(`✅ Deleted branch: ${branch}`);
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.log(`Could not delete branch: ${e.message}`);
+            }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a011495e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+name: Prepare GPULlama3 Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Release version (e.g., 0.2.3)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      previous_version:
+        description: 'Previous version for changelog (e.g., 0.2.2)'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Dry run - show changes without creating PR'
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+env:
+  VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+  PREV_VERSION: ${{ inputs.previous_version }}
+
+jobs:
+  prepare-release:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, x64]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    env:
+      JAVA_HOME: /opt/jenkins/jdks/graal-23.1.0/jdk-21.0.3
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate version format
+        run: |
+          if [[ ! "${{ inputs.version }}" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo "❌ Invalid version format. Expected: X.Y.Z (e.g., 0.2.3)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✅ Version format valid: ${{ inputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Setup environment
+        run: |
+          echo "$JAVA_HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Create release branch
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b release/${{ env.VERSION }}
+          echo "✅ Created branch: release/${{ env.VERSION }}"
+
+      # ============================================
+      # VERSION UPDATES
+      # ============================================
+      
+      - name: Update Maven version
+        run: |
+          ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=${{ env.VERSION }} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+          echo "✅ Maven version updated to ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+
+      - name: Update README.md
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "README.md" ]; then
+            # Update version in Maven dependency example
+            sed -i 's|<version>[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+</version>|<version>${{ env.VERSION }}</version>|g' README.md
+            echo "✅ Updated README.md"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update CITATION.cff
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "CITATION.cff" ]; then
+            sed -i "s/^version: .*/version: ${{ env.VERSION }}/" CITATION.cff
+            RELEASE_DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
+            sed -i "s/^date-released: .*/date-released: $RELEASE_DATE/" CITATION.cff
+            echo "✅ Updated CITATION.cff"
+          fi
+
+      # ============================================
+      # CHANGELOG GENERATION
+      # ============================================
+      
+      - name: Fetch merged PRs for changelog
+        id: fetch_prs
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const prevVersion = '${{ env.PREV_VERSION }}';
+            const newVersion = '${{ env.VERSION }}';
+            
+            let sinceDate;
+            try {
+              const { data: releases } = await github.rest.repos.listReleases({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                per_page: 10
+              });
+              
+              const prevRelease = releases.find(r => 
+                r.tag_name === `v${prevVersion}` || r.tag_name === prevVersion
+              );
+              if (prevRelease) {
+                sinceDate = prevRelease.published_at;
+                console.log(`Found previous release ${prevVersion} from ${sinceDate}`);
+              }
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.log('Could not fetch releases:', e.message);
+            }
+            
+            if (!sinceDate) {
+              const date = new Date();
+              date.setDate(date.getDate() - 90);
+              sinceDate = date.toISOString();
+              console.log(`Using fallback date: ${sinceDate}`);
+            }
+            
+            const { data: prs } = await github.rest.pulls.list({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: 'closed',
+              sort: 'updated',
+              direction: 'desc',
+              per_page: 100
+            });
+            
+            const mergedPRs = prs.filter(pr => 
+              pr.merged_at && new Date(pr.merged_at) > new Date(sinceDate)
+            );
+            
+            console.log(`Found ${mergedPRs.length} merged PRs since ${sinceDate}`);
+            
+            const features = [];
+            const bugfixes = [];
+            const models = [];
+            const performance = [];
+            const other = [];
+            
+            for (const pr of mergedPRs) {
+              const labels = pr.labels.map(l => l.name.toLowerCase());
+              const title = pr.title;
+              const entry = `- ${title} ([#${pr.number}](${pr.html_url}))`;
+              
+              if (labels.some(l => l.includes('bug') || l.includes('fix'))) {
+                bugfixes.push(entry);
+              } else if (labels.some(l => l.includes('model')) || title.toLowerCase().includes('model')) {
+                models.push(entry);
+              } else if (labels.some(l => l.includes('perf') || l.includes('optim'))) {
+                performance.push(entry);
+              } else if (labels.some(l => l.includes('feature') || l.includes('enhancement'))) {
+                features.push(entry);
+              } else {
+                other.push(entry);
+              }
+            }
+            
+            const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
+            let changelog = `## [${newVersion}] - ${today}\n\n`;
+            
+            if (features.length > 0) {
+              changelog += '### Features\n\n' + features.join('\n') + '\n\n';
+            }
+            if (models.length > 0) {
+              changelog += '### Model Support\n\n' + models.join('\n') + '\n\n';
+            }
+            if (performance.length > 0) {
+              changelog += '### Performance\n\n' + performance.join('\n') + '\n\n';
+            }
+            if (bugfixes.length > 0) {
+              changelog += '### Bug Fixes\n\n' + bugfixes.join('\n') + '\n\n';
+            }
+            if (other.length > 0) {
+              changelog += '### Other Changes\n\n' + other.join('\n') + '\n\n';
+            }
+            if (mergedPRs.length === 0) {
+              changelog += '<!-- TODO: Add changes manually -->\n\n';
+            }
+            
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            fs.writeFileSync('/tmp/changelog_entry.txt', changelog);
+            core.setOutput('pr_count', mergedPRs.length);
+
+      - name: Update CHANGELOG.md
+        run: |
+          CHANGELOG_FILE="CHANGELOG.md"
+          
+          if [ ! -f "$CHANGELOG_FILE" ]; then
+            echo "# Changelog" > "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+            echo "" >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+            echo "All notable changes to GPULlama3.java will be documented in this file." >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+            echo "" >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+          fi
+          
+          if grep -q "^## \[" "$CHANGELOG_FILE"; then
+            FIRST_VERSION_LINE=$(grep -n "^## \[" "$CHANGELOG_FILE" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
+            {
+              head -n $((FIRST_VERSION_LINE - 1)) "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+              cat /tmp/changelog_entry.txt
+              tail -n +$FIRST_VERSION_LINE "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+            } > /tmp/changelog_new.md
+            mv /tmp/changelog_new.md "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+          else
+            cat /tmp/changelog_entry.txt >> "$CHANGELOG_FILE"
+          fi
+          
+          echo "✅ Updated CHANGELOG.md"
+
+      - name: Show changes summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## 📋 Release ${{ env.VERSION }} Preparation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Files Modified:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          git diff --name-only | while read file; do
+            echo "- \`$file\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          done
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### PRs included: ${{ steps.fetch_prs.outputs.pr_count }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+      - name: Commit and push
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run == false }}
+        run: |
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "Prepare release ${{ env.VERSION }}"
+          git push origin release/${{ env.VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run == false }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const version = process.env.VERSION;
+            const prCount = '${{ steps.fetch_prs.outputs.pr_count }}';
+            
+            const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.create({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              title: `Release ${version}`,
+              head: `release/${version}`,
+              base: 'main',
+              body: `## 🚀 Release ${version}
+
+            ### 📝 Changes
+            - ${prCount} PRs included in changelog
+            - Version bumped to ${version}
+
+            ### ✅ Review Checklist
+            - [ ] Version number correct in pom.xml
+            - [ ] CHANGELOG.md reviewed
+            - [ ] CI passes
+
+            ### 🔄 After Merge
+            1. **Finalize Release** → tag \`v${version}\` + GitHub release
+            2. **Deploy to Maven Central** → publish artifacts
+            `
+            });
+            
+            console.log(`✅ Created PR #${pr.number}: ${pr.html_url}`);
+            
+            const reviewers = ['mikepapadim', 'orionpapadakis', 'mairooni' , 'stratika' ,'kotselidis'];
+            try {
+              await github.rest.pulls.requestReviewers({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                pull_number: pr.number,
+                reviewers: reviewers
+              });
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.log('Could not request reviewers:', e.message);
+            }
+
+      - name: Dry run output
+        if: ${{ inputs.dry_run == true }}
+        run: |
+          echo "🏃 DRY RUN MODE"
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== Files changed ==="
+          git diff --stat
+          echo ""
+          echo "=== Changelog entry ==="
+          cat /tmp/changelog_entry.txt
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-AUTOMATION.md b/docs/RELEASE-AUTOMATION.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dfd5922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/RELEASE-AUTOMATION.md
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# GPULlama3.java Release Workflows
+
+GitHub Actions workflows for automating releases to Maven Central.
+
+## 📁 Files
+
+Available in `.github/workflows/`:
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `prepare-release.yml` | Creates release branch, bumps versions, generates changelog, opens PR |
+| `finalize-release.yml` | Creates git tag and GitHub Release when release PR merges |
+| `deploy-maven-central.yml` | Deploys to Maven Central when tag is pushed |
+
+## 🔄 Release Flow
+
+```
+1. PREPARE (manual trigger)
+   └── Creates release/X.Y.Z branch + PR
+   
+2. REVIEW & MERGE (manual)
+   └── Review PR, CI runs, merge when ready
+   
+3. FINALIZE (auto on PR merge)
+   └── Creates tag vX.Y.Z + GitHub Release
+   
+4. DEPLOY (auto on tag push)
+   └── Publishes to Maven Central
+```
+
+## 🚀 Usage
+
+### Starting a Release
+
+1. Go to **Actions** → **Prepare GPULlama3 Release**
+2. Click **Run workflow**
+3. Enter version (e.g., `0.2.3`) and previous version (e.g., `0.2.2`)
+4. Review and merge the created PR
+5. Everything else is automatic!
+
+### Manual Override
+
+```bash
+# Just create tag manually (skips prepare/finalize)
+git tag -a v0.2.3 -m "Release 0.2.3"
+git push origin v0.2.3
+# → deploy-maven-central triggers automatically
+```
+
+## 🔐 Required Secrets
+
+| Secret | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `OSSRH_USERNAME` | Maven Central username |
+| `OSSRH_TOKEN` | Maven Central token |
+| `GPG_PRIVATE_KEY` | `gpg --armor --export-secret-keys KEY_ID` |
+| `GPG_KEYNAME` | GPG key ID |
+| `GPG_PASSPHRASE` | GPG passphrase |